Reference; Selecting & Playing Voices; Selecting A Voice; Layering Two Voices (Dual) - Yamaha P-45 Owner's Manual

Selecting & Playing Voices

Reference

Selecting a Voice

To select the Grand Piano Voice:
Simply press [GRAND PIANO/FUNCTION] to
instantly call up the Grand Piano 1 Voice — no matter
what other Voice is called up or other settings are made.
To select another Voice:
While holding [GRAND PIANO/FUNCTION], press
one of the C0 – A0 keys.
Voice List
Voice
Key
Name
Recorded samples from a full concert grand
GRAND piano. Perfect for classical compositions as
C0
PIANO 1 well as any other style that requires acoustic
piano.
Bright piano sound. Clear tone helps the
GRAND
C#0 sound to "cut through" when playing in an
PIANO 2
ensemble.
Vintage electric piano sound of hammer-
struck metallic "tines." Soft tone when played
D0 E. PIANO 1
lightly, and an aggressive tone when played
hard.
An electronic piano sound created by FM
D#0 E. PIANO 2
synthesis. Good for standard popular music.
A typical pipe organ sound (8 feet + 4 feet +
PIPE
E0 2 feet). Good for sacred music from the
ORGAN 1
Baroque period.
PIPE This is the organ's full coupler sound, often
F0
ORGAN 2 associated with Bach's "Toccata and Fugue."
Spacious and large-scale string ensemble.
F#0 STRINGS
Try combining this Voice with piano in DUAL.
The definitive instrument for baroque music.
HARPSI-
G0 Authentic harpsichord sound, with plucked
CHORD 1
strings, no touch response.
HARPSI- Mixes the same Voice an octave higher for a
G#0
CHORD 2 more brilliant, dynamic tone.
VIBRA-
A0 Played with relatively soft mallets.
PHONE
After selecting the desired Voice, play the
keyboard.
NOTE
• To familiarize yourself with the characteristics of the Voices, listen to the Demo
Songs for each Voice (page 16).
• You can shift the Octave as described in the next column (see "Voice 1").
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Description

Layering Two Voices (Dual)

You can play Voices simultaneously across the entire
range of the keyboard.
1
Engage Dual.
While holding down [GRAND PIANO/FUNC-
TION], simultaneously press any two desired keys
from C0 –A0.
The Voice assigned to the left side key is Voice 1,
while the Voice assigned to the right side key is
Voice 2.
2
To exit from Dual, simply press [GRAND
PIANO/FUNCTION].
To shift the Octave for each Voice:
While holding down [GRAND PIANO/FUNCTION],
press one of the F5 – A#5 keys.
F5 -1
Voice 1 F#5 0
G5 +1
To adjust the Balance between two Voices:
While holding down [GRAND PIANO/FUNCTION],
press the B5 key to decrease by one, C#6 to increase
by one, or C6 to set to 0 (equal balance). The setting
range is from -6 to +6. Settings above "0" increase the
volume of Voice1, and vice versa.
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Voice 1 Voice 2
F5 A#5
G#5 -1
Voice 2 A5 0
A#5 +1
C#6 (+1)
B5 (-1) C6 (0)